Bhagwan Purਭਗਵਾਨ ਪੁਰ

Where is Bhagwan Pur?

Bhagwan Pur is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Kishan Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029647, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 60 people in Bhagwan Pur: 30 men and 30 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 30 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.83 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwan Pur's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 4 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwan Pur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madhopur (Phagwara), Mera, Chaheru and Kishan Pur.

What is the population of Bhagwan Pur?

The population of Bhagwan Pur was 60 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhagwan Pur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagwan Pur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.